https://recoupmag.com/The business behind the music, in plain numbers.https://recoupmag.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-catalog-split-ownership/https://recoupmag.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-catalog-split-ownership/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The band's masters went to a Warner and Bain venture while its songs ended up with a Sony and GIC vehicle. Both majors are now buying catalogs with partners' capital.https://recoupmag.com/how-recoupment-works-so-so-def-sony/https://recoupmag.com/how-recoupment-works-so-so-def-sony/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Jermaine Dupri's short-lived 2026 suit against Sony turned on a $1.5 million unrecouped balance from the 1990s. The case is a clean lesson in how record deal accounting works.https://recoupmag.com/sofia-isella-independent-support-slot-ladder/https://recoupmag.com/sofia-isella-independent-support-slot-ladder/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000In 2024 she opened for Tom Odell at London's Roundhouse. In June 2026 she sold it out herself, with self-released EPs and a deliberate ladder of support slots.https://recoupmag.com/spotify-record-margin-music-costs-2026/https://recoupmag.com/spotify-record-margin-music-costs-2026/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Spotify's gross margin hit 33.4% in Q2 2026 as revenue outran music costs. The filing shows where the extra euro goes, and what rights holders should watch.https://recoupmag.com/how-venue-merch-cuts-work/https://recoupmag.com/how-venue-merch-cuts-work/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000When Silent Planet threw its shirts into a Milan crowd in June, it was protesting a fee most fans never see. Here is how the merch cut is calculated, and why it stings.https://recoupmag.com/2026-touring-record-grosses-thinner-rooms/https://recoupmag.com/2026-touring-record-grosses-thinner-rooms/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The top 100 tours grossed more than ever in the first half of 2026 while selling fewer tickets per night, and the new ticket laws mostly target resale.